According to the text, __________ are a good indicator of the likelihood that poor and powerless populations are rapidly gaining a new perspective on their situation.

A. crime rates
B. literacy rates
C. anomie rates
D. HIV rates


Answer: B

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The most industrialized countries in the world avoid capitalism

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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According to Hawley and Flint, _______________ depictions of Black masculinity have been used to justify state-sanctioned violence against Black men and boys.

a. alternative b. animalistic c. anatomical d. anachronistic

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When a distribution is skewed to the right, it means that

A) there are more scores piled up at the high end of the range. B) the scores are evenly distributed. C) there are more scores piled up at the low end of the range. D) there is a ceiling effect.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. According to the “outflow” table that starts with fathers and asks about the mobility of their sons we learn that the higher the father’s occupation level, the better the son’s chances for occupational achievement. Ans: T 2. When we look at data from 2000 on the influence of parental wealth on the wealth of young adults ages 35–43 we find that those who grew up in the wealthiest households had only a very minimal advantage over others. Ans: F 3. In the Age of Growing Inequality, families have grown increasingly dependent on women’s paid labor. Ans: T 4. Women’s occupational attainment, like men’s, is powerfully influenced by class origins. Ans: T

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